Author's Notes: Thank you readers for your reviews… I will continue to write this story, and it was not my intention to quit. Even though in the summary it says I will stop writing – I won't… takes too long to try and change it… so relax and enjoy! Thanks!
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Piper peeked into Phoebe's room, tears streaming down her face. It had almost been 3 days since her disappearance. Piper pushed the door against the wall, with a moan. The empty room shattered Piper's heart, "Where are you?" She asked with a trembling voice. Piper fell to the floor, and an anguished cry escaped her lips, "You can't leave me, dammit! I can't lose another sister! Phoebe, please, come back. Please!" Her cries fell on deaf ears, for Phoebe was in another world…
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Phoebe began to tremble, but as calmly as she could manage, she asked Paige what she was doing. Paige laughed, appearing to be insane, and pushed the knife further onto Phoebe's skin, making Phoebe cry out in pain. A trickling line of blood fell from the slit in her neck down the side of her shaking arm.
"It's one of her tricks…" Paige breathed, her eyes darting wildly between her sister and whitelighter. Paige pulled her arm back, prepared to stab Phoebe in the back. (No pun intended).
Leo held his hands out in front of him as if he could prevent Paige's hasty mistake. Just as Paige moved her hand to plunge the knife into Phoebe's back, Maria stepped forward, "No!" She screamed. Paige's hand flew at Phoebe's back, as she like her daughter, closed her eyes awaiting the brutal plunge of the knife.
When Phoebe had counted to three, and still there was no blow, she opened her eyes and nearly fainted. She was floating in the air, or levitating. A squeak escaped her lips as she looked around the room at the astonished faces, "How... How did I get up here in enough time?" The question went unanswered as Piper shrieked and raised her arms. Phoebe slowly lowered herself to the floor, and noticed that Paige stood there, frozen, with the knife still clutched in her hand. It was as if she were the predator looking for her prey. Piper let out a sigh of relief and dropped her hands to her sides.
Everyone stared at Paige in utter astonishment. Leo put his hand on Piper's shoulder, and relunctantly said, "You have to unfreeze her some time, Piper…" Piper nodded her head and then a horrible expression crossed her face, "I thought that I couldn't freeze good witches, only evil beings." Leo scrunched up his face in confusion, but also in careful thought. "You're right," he said slowly, "Even if you tried, you wouldn't normally be able to. What is going on?"
He turned towards Phoebe, "You wouldn't happen to know if demon-Phoebe tricked us?" Phoebe shook her head no, and Leo closed his eyes in concentration, searching for the real Paige. A look of panic crossed his face, as he pointed to Paige. "That's not Paige. I can sense the real Paige and…" Leo's eyes grew wide, "She's in the basement, hurt…." Leo immediately became a leader, "Piper, you stay here and keep freezing…" Leo motioned to 'Paige'. He turned to Phoebe, and with pleading eyes, asked, "Will you help me? I may need you…"
Phoebe looked at Leo unsure what to do. Suddenly, the indecision passed, and Phoebe grabbed Leo's hand. She smiled warmly at him, "I will always be here to help you…Let's go." Leo's eyes sparkled in appreciation and gratitude and orbed them to the basement of the manor.
Author's Notes: Wow… I am IMPRESSED with myself here peeps! I managed to write 2 chapters consecutively! YES! WAHOO! Lol. I do not have that big of an ego! Seriously though, thank you readers for taking out a few minutes of your busy lives to read this story; it means a lot to me, and thank you readers who review! That's always a plus! Hope to have the next chapter up soon!
